Overclocked Celeron beats overclocked FX53

MATBE HAS some news about the new Cedar Mill being overclocked to 5GHz. They actually managed to overclock a Celeron D 356 based on the Cedar Mill core to 5GHz and found out that it completed the Super Pi test in 28 seconds, the same as a 3GHz overclocked FX53. Not bad for Intel's next entry level.

Firingsquad has a listing of the top ten holiday gadgets for 2005. Amongst them, you have the Lego external HDD from LaCie, the unmissable iPod Nano, Superdiscs and their number one was Logitech's G7 mouse. A pure gaming masterpiece.

Viperlair has a review of the DFI Ultra LANParty UT nF4 Ultra-D motherboard. The board represents the high end of the brand and comes with features such as DFI's DUal Express Graphics solution, 7.1ch Karajan's sound module as well as a whole array of BIOS settings. Viperlair compares it to an Intel based rig for some reason. DFI's product need some improvement though especially when it comes with some confusion items.

French website TT Hardware tests three Sunbeam cases called Trio. For some reason they are the same and differ only throuhg the colour. It is made of steel, comes with three vumeters, one 120mm fan and a side window plus another 80mm fan. While they do not approach Lian Li's perfection, Sunbeam's Trio is good value for money.

PC Stats has a beginners' guide to basic home networking and file sharing. PC Stats get the basics written down first and then proceed to more complicated things. They analyse different Windows OS and even include a troubleshoting section. Quite a useful step by step guide. Unfortunately, it cannot cover all the intricacies of product software which is the main cause of problems.

Hardware-review checks the Antec NeoHE 550 550w PSU. It forms part of the new breed of PSU which can support SATA, PCI-e, SLI configuration and dual CPU. They are also energy efficient as you can save up to 20% compared to traditional ones. The NeoHE 550 is apparently extremely highly efficient and has a super silent 80mm fan.